| | Class 2 Device Recall Philips Achieva 1.5T |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | April 14, 2026 |
| Date Posted | April 27, 2026 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-1951-2026 |
| Recall Event ID |
98779 |
| 510(K)Number | K190461 K193215 |
| Product Classification |
System, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging - Product Code LNH
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| Product | Philips Achieva 1.5T with MR Elastography (MRE).
1. Model Number (REF): 781196.
2. Model Number (REF): 781296. |
| Code Information |
1. Model Number (REF): 781196. UDI: None. Serial Numbers: 21957.
2. Model Number (REF): 781296. UDI: (01)00884838004108(21)32039, (01)00884838004108(21)32095. Serial Numbers: 32039, 32095. |
| FEI Number |
3006648320
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Philips North America 222 Jacobs St Cambridge MA 02141-2296
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| For Additional Information Contact | Customer Care Solution Center 800-722-9377 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The potential for stiffness value errors when a specific range of image reconstruction parameters is used in combination with Resoundant's algorithm, leading to the reconstruction voxel size settings in the default MRE scan protocol displaying too small.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Philips Medical notified consignees on about 04/14/2026 via letter. Consignees were made aware of the issue, affected units, and instructed to continue to use MDE as per established guidelines, manually update the scan protocol settings according to the directions provided to prevent the issue from occurring, and continue using the systems in accordance with their intended use.
Consignees were also instructed to circulate the notice to all users for awareness, retain the Urgent Medical Device letter with affected systems until the software upgrade is installed and complete and return the provided response form. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 3 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Fed., Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom.
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| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = LNH
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